Area: | School of Business Law |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Examines leadership in sports administration. Organisational effectiveness. Equal opportunity in sports administration - cultural and gender considerations. Advanced administration of sports personnel, sports facilities and sports safety. Advanced sportspromotion. Financial management in sports administration. The future of sports administration. |
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Unit Outcomes: | This unit applies Organisational Theory to sporting organizations. With reference to Australian and New Zealand organizations students should understand the various techniques used by sports administrators to develop and improve their organization. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Mintzberg, H. (1983), Power In and Around Organizations. Englewood Cliffs, Prentice-Hall. Cummings, T. and Worley, C. (2001), Organization Development and Change. Cincinnati, Thomson Learning. |
Unit Texts: | Slack, T. (1997), Understanding Sport Organisations. Champaign, Human Kinetics Books. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 15%. Final Exam 50%. Mid Semester Test 20%. Preparation and Participation in Tutorials 15%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 80300 Business and Management (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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